travesty of justice

a miscarriage of justice; an act of the legal system that is an insult to the system of justice. The jury's verdict was a travesty of justice. The lawyer complained that the judge's ruling was a travesty of justice.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
DraŽEn	-	Croatian, Serbian
Veselko	-	Croatian, Serbian
Javaid	-	Urdu
Macdonald	[mək'dɔnəld]
Adebola	-	Western African, Yoruba
Kieran	KEER-awn, KEE-ar-awn	Irish